William Gray1

(19 May 1785 - 25 March 1863)
FatherWilliam Gray2 (27 Apr 1751 - 11 Dec 1845)
MotherFaith Hopwood2 (11 Feb 1751 - 20 Dec 1826)
     William Gray was born on 19 May 1785 at York, Yorkshire, England, .2,3 He was the son of William Gray and Faith Hopwood.2 William Gray was baptized on 16 June 1785 at Saint Saviour, York, Yorkshire, England, .3 He married Ann Elizabeth Howard in 1814 at England, .2 William Gray died on 25 March 1863 at England, , at age 77.2

Census

6 June 1841Head of FamilyVicarage House, Brafferton, Yorkshire, England, 4
30 March 1851Head of FamilyVicarage, Brafferton, Yorkshire, England, 5,6
7 April 1861Head of FamilyParsonage, Bafferton, Yorkshire, England, 1

Family

Ann Elizabeth Howard (c 1784 - )
Marriage*He married Ann Elizabeth Howard in 1814 at England, .2 
Children

Research Notes

  • William Gray Adm. pens. at QUEENS', Nov. 24, 1802. Of Yorkshire. [2nd s. of William Gray, of Gray's Court, York, attorney. B. May 19, 1785.] Matric. Michs. 1803; B.A. 1807; M.A. 1810. Ord. deacon, 1808; priest, 1809. R. of West Rounton, Yorks., 1812-22. P.C. of Cundall, 1822. V. of Brafferton, 1822-63. Canon Residentiary of Ripon. Preb. of Ripon, 1828. Married, 1814, Ann Elizabeth, dau. of John Howard. Author, religious. Died Mar. 26, 1863. Father of Samuel (1840) and perhaps of Charles (1851); brother of Edmund (1814). (Crockford; Foster, Index Eccles; Clergy List.)7
  • He was the vicar of Bafferton and Canon (2nd Prebend) of Ripon Cathedral (1829-1863). in 1861.1,8

Citations

  1. [S115] 1861 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class: RG9; Piece: 3630; Folio: 162; Page: 3.
  2. [S443] Mrs Edwin Gray, Papers and Diaries of a York Family 1764-1839, page 284: William M.A. Clerk in Holy Orders, Canon residentiary, Ripon, Vicar of Brafferton; b May 19 1785; baptized St Saviours; d March 26 1863; m Ann Elizabeth Howard 1814.
  3. [S636] Yorkshire, baptisms, online www.findmypast.co.uk, BAPTISM of William, born 19th May 1785, son of William Gray of St Saviour Gate (son of William Gray of Hull Officer of the Customs) and Faith his wife (daughter of Jonathon Hopwood in Little Alice Lane Haberdasher) on 16th June 1785 at St Saviour, York in the County of York [Borthwick Institute reference PR Y-SAV-2, page 7].
  4. [S102] 1841 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class: HO107; Piece 1239; Book: 14; Folio: 4; Page: 2.
  5. [S72] 1851 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 2370; Folio: 325; Page: 9.
  6. [S118] National Death Registration, DEATH Margaret Haydon Baker, aged 47, Malton 94 289, Sep 1872.
  7. [S352] Cambridge University Alumni, online http://www.ancestry.com/, William Gray, Queen's College, Entered Michs 1803, Born 19 May 1785, Died 26 Mar 1863.
  8. [S151] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/
  9. [S443] Mrs Edwin Gray, Papers and Diaries of a York Family 1764-1839, page 284: William Gray b 1815, d 1883, m Elizabeth Hutton who d 1895.
  10. [S112] 1871 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class: RG10; Piece: 4743; Folio: 37; Page: 17.
  11. [S636] Yorkshire, baptisms, online www.findmypast.co.uk, Lucy, born 20 Dec 1817, daughter of William (Clerk) and Ann Elizabeth Gray of West Rounton, baptised on 15th March 1817 in the Parish of West Rounton in the County of York by William Gray, Rector.
  12. [S636] Yorkshire, baptisms, online www.findmypast.co.uk, Jane Elizabeth, born 6 May 1819, daughter of William (Clerk) and Ann Elizabeth Gray of West Rounton, baptised on 15th July 1819 in the Parish of West Rounton in the County of York by William Gray, Rector.